by Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787 - 1862)
Translation by Aleksandr Nikolayevich Strugovshchikov (1809 - 1878)

Gestorben war ich
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE SPA
Gestorben war ich
[Vor]1 Liebeswonne;
Begraben lag ich
In ihren Armen;
[Erwecket]2 ward ich
Von ihren Küßen;
Den Himmel sah ich
In ihren Augen.

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2 Beer: "erweckt"

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  • ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Bienheureuse mort", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • RUS Russian (Русский) (Mikhail Larionovich Mikhailov) , "Блаженная смерть", first published 1862
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Wilson Hidalgo) , "Yo había muerto", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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Меня усыпили восторги любви
 (Sung text for setting by K. Davidov)
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Language: Russian (Русский)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Меня усыпили 
восторги любви,
Меня схоронили 
объятья твои,
Твоим поцелуем 
я был пробуждён.
Мне снилося небо 
Сквозь утренний сон.

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This text was added to the website: 2021-06-19
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